GRE Word List
AVOCATION
a subordinate occupation pursued in addition to one's vocation especially for enjoyment : hobby
The meaning of the word avocation is a subordinate occupation pursued in addition to one's vocation especially for enjoyment : hobby.
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| Word | Meaning |
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| furor | an angry or maniacal fit : rage |
| befuddle | to muddle or stupefy with or as if with drink |
| insubstantial | not substantial: such as |
| falsify | to prove or declare false : disprove |
| duress | forcible restraint or restriction |
| philistine | a native or inhabitant of ancient Philistia |
| lilliputian | of, relating to, or characteristic of the Lilliputians or the island of Lilliput |
| brook | creek |
| coroner | a usually elected public officer who is typically not required to have specific medical qualifications and whose principal duty is to inquire by an inquest into the cause of any death which there is reason to suppose is not due to natural causes compare medical examiner |
| impropriety | an improper or indecorous act or remark |